According to data released by the Artsakh Ministry of Defense, Azerbaijan violated by the Karabakh ceasefire 9,000 times in 2019, firing more than 85,000 rounds across the Line of Contact.

The Ministry of Defense says that Azerbaijan fired 16 rounds of 60-millimeter mortars and 32 rounds of rocket grenades.

The statement notes that the number of Azerbaijani ceasefire violations and shootings this year is the lowest since 2010.

“Although this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of an Artsakh ceasefire agreement, the OSCE Minsk Group failed to make progress since official Baku not only rejected the settlement principles but also ignored the confidence-building measures put forward by the co-chairs aimed at strengthening the ceasefire. The highest level of meetings and informal contacts between the conflicting parties during the year to advance the negotiations, as well as none of the six meetings of the Foreign Ministers, were able to make progress because of the opposing positions of the parties,” the statement reads.